Earlier this week, I realized ClipperBlog needed an awards column. But how could I do it? MVP: Obviously Chris Paul. Dunk of the year: DeAndre disposing of Brandon Knight. It’s too easy. But then I received a tweet from a guy who is apparently named Aaron Smarter. (His Twitter handle is also @AaronSmarter so I do[...]

Matt Barnes stops by the Grantland offices to chat with Chris Ryan about who controls the music in the Clippers’ locker room, about the Clippers’ chemistry, and what it’s like to play with Jamal Crawford.[...]

It’s been a long season. There’s been 17-game win streaks, a bench named after an old-school rap group, unparalleled camaraderie, injuries, .500 basketball, chemistry issues, broken records and lots of lobs, among other things. It all came down to game 82, with home-court advantage on the line, against a fe[...]

A trio of NBA videos in advance of the playoffs. First, two videos of Chris Paul and Blake Griffin highlights captured on high-speed Phantom cameras. Everything looks cooler in slow motion. Chris Paul Blake Griffin And did you see the latest NBA on ESPN commercial?[...]

Over at ESPN.com, Kevin Arnovitz writes that the Clippers’ playoff hopes depend on the production of Blake Griffin and Chris Paul. Click here to read the full piece. Here is an excerpt: Time has a way of tempering novelty, and this go-around, there will be no disclaimers for the Clippers, Paul or Griffin. A few m[...]